TY - JOUR
T1 - Information technology impacts on urban spatial structure in the Chicago region
AU - Sohn, Jungyul
AU - Kim, Tschangho John
AU - Hewings, Geoffrey J.D.
PY - 2002/10
Y1 - 2002/10
N2 - This paper examines the impact of information technology on urban spatial structure in the Chicago region. Urban scientists are challenged to understand in what ways information technology has influenced the distribution of urban economic activities: concentration or dispersion. Using data collected in the Chicago region, orientation of establishments toward the center is tested to separate the impact of locational features of centers from the impact of information technology. The result reveals that information technology has attraction as well as spillover effect on urban spatial structure and thus concentration rather than dispersion is dominant at a local scale in the Chicago region. It was found, however, that center-orientedness varies depending on the sector.
AB - This paper examines the impact of information technology on urban spatial structure in the Chicago region. Urban scientists are challenged to understand in what ways information technology has influenced the distribution of urban economic activities: concentration or dispersion. Using data collected in the Chicago region, orientation of establishments toward the center is tested to separate the impact of locational features of centers from the impact of information technology. The result reveals that information technology has attraction as well as spillover effect on urban spatial structure and thus concentration rather than dispersion is dominant at a local scale in the Chicago region. It was found, however, that center-orientedness varies depending on the sector.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2002.tb01092.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2002.tb01092.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036773172
SN - 0016-7363
VL - 34
SP - 313
EP - 329
JO - Geographical Analysis
JF - Geographical Analysis
IS - 4
ER -